Climate risk · Rationale

Wildfire

Atmospheric hazard characterised by an unplanned, uncontrolled fire burning in vegetation, the occurrence and severity of which are influenced by climate and weather, with the potential to destroy crops, forests, livestock, and infrastructure.

Definition source: IPCC AR6 WGI Ch.12; FAO

Synonyms

bushfire, forest fire

Broader

Atmospheric hazard

Narrower

none

Counts as adaptation

Always (adaptation-specific).

Provenance

Domain expert

Identifier

CRK_111 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/CRK_111
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/CRK_111)